The Black War, Tasmania 1816

Rushcourt71

"In 1828, following an escalation of violence between settlers and Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land, that came to be known as the Black War, Lieutenant-Governor Arthur issued a proclamation  giving soldiers the right to shoot on sight any Aborigine found in an area of European settlement.

Shortly afterwards, white people formed a human chain called the Black Line, which moved through settled areas of the colony, forcing its Aboriginal inhabitants from their homelands.

The incorrectly titled, Governor Davey's Proclamation to the Aborigines 1816, is an example of 19th century colonial propaganda. Similarly, were history not written by the victors, the Black War would surely have been called the White War after those who aimed to destroy the original inhabitants of Van Diemen's Land, just as the Black Line would have been known as the White Line."

(Source: Australia, Lonely Planet Series, 10th Edition, P 702)
   

dushazmi

Racism and Dealth.

Rushcourt71

The above quotation is worded in such a way as to clear Australia from the crimes they are clearly guilty of. Genocide, Theft and Displacement of land from the original settlers and State Sanctioned Violence [and State Supported Torture].

It is like saying the Jews were equally guilty of violence against Nazi Germany. To defend yourself is violence and to take revenge and stand up to aggression against you is an escalation of violence.